What's Howard to do?

OK, so I'm working on Just Like Julia Child. By now, Andrew, the boss, lent Joanne the Julie & Julia book. That's my homage for Julie. And Joanne was going to show Howard the book, and that's when the climax started.

Howard is currently working at the restaurant and will get to work in the Photography studio once the head chef comes back and he doesn't know when that is. Nathan is very grateful for what Howard's done, but Joanne disapproves of it, and Daniel, the Jewel clerk, tries to talk Howard into going back to the camera store. Now Ben, Howard's friend, seems to not like the fact that Howard has no major in cooking and has only been cooking for a week.

And I wrote Howard to want to go back to the store as well as want to stay at the restaurant. But should he disappoint Nathan?

This is a real big decision for Howard. Come to think of it, there were many big decisions for Howard. And they were all regarding to how much his choices also affect Joanne. Since I've never been married, I just assumed that whatever career choice a man ponders about, it also affects his marriage with his wife. I could be wrong, but that's how I wrote Joanne to feel.

I also kind of wrote Howard to make a disrespectful comment to Daniel about working as a stock boy. Something about trying to work for something worthwhile. And Daniel said he's working so he can earn money to pay for college.

So Howard is affecting his marriage with Joanne and breaking a new friendship with someone who was trying to help Howard out. But he doesn't want to depress Nathan and quit. Nathan has been thankful for Howard's help.

Should he go back to the store and start at the position he was waiting for? Or stay at the restaurant and help out a family friend?